diameter
Example Sentences
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The shape, “surrounded by a semi-circle of light about eighteen inches in diameter,” formed itself into what looked like a human head.
From Literature
They are considered harmless to humans and are predominantly found sitting in large webs often more than a metre in diameter.
From BBC
The prizes have a diameter of just over 3 inches and are less than half an inch thick.
The device measures approximately 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm long and has a red anodised finish.
From BBC
The cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
